Beef Maker Bull Sale | White Hawk Ranch

Welcome to our 13th Annual Spring Beefmaker opening day private treaty sale. We want to thank all of our past customers that have allowed us to push our program forward. We would not be here today without you!

Bulls are a staple of our production at White Hawk Ranch focusing on all traits from birth to the dinner table. Our bulls are created to satisfy the most discriminating cattlemen. We are very proud of this group of prospective herd sires. They are outstanding in their confirmation, and backed by outstanding females, superior EPDs and Genotype. As you study this offering we are confident you will find this offering represents the finest genetics within the Hereford breed. We look forward to seeing everyone early Friday February 17, 2023 and into the spring. Also, mark your calendar for May 30th 2023 for our Beefmaid female sale. Thanks, Gary, James and Diego and crew

SALES STAFF

Tommy Coley Hereford World 815-988-7051

Dale Stith, Auctioneer GA. Lic No. NR002526 918-760-1550

Clay Chapman 706-594-3813

Berry Robertson 256-453-6123

HEALTH

Dr. Isaac Jones DMV 256-622-0120

Dr. Bill Berry DMV 256-447-6318

ET Larry White Winston Neal Dixieland Embryo 404-395-3714

Gary R. Hedrick (678) 858-0914 g.hedrick@whitehawkinc.com Ben Hedrick (404) 216-4274 Herdsman, Diego Gutierrez (678) 629-1804 James Atkins (404) 922-6508 www.whitehawkbeefmakers.com

WHITE HAWK RANCH CREW

TERMS & CONDITIONS

1. TERMS: Cash or check. Each animal to be sold to the highest bidder. All cattle are to be paid for by the purchasers during or immediately after the sale and will not be released until settlement has been made. Each animal will be at the purchaser’s risk immediately after the animal is sold.

2. REGISTRATION CERTIFICATES of the animals will be transferred to the buyer at the seller’s expense. Each buyer must be sure to give the clerk his proper name and address for making transfers.

3. EPDS: The EPDs included were current as of 1/9/2023. The most current information can be viewed on www.hereford.org.

4. HEALTH: All cattle selling will have interstate health charts required for shipping into other sections of the United States.

5. DELIVERY: Delivery trucks will be available, White Hawk Ranch will deliver on a pro rate per mile.

6. ORDER BIDS: Order bids may be handled by the owners or any of the sale staff. Please feel free to call.

7. GUARANTEE:

• Bulls – All Bulls have passed a breeding soundness exam (BSE) and all are virgin bulls. Bulls over 18 months will be trich tested negative as required for health papers. None virgin bulls will be noted.

• Bulls are fully guaranteed for 1 year (see limited warranty),

Open House Sale Protocol

• Sale starts at 9:00 AM Friday, February 17th, 2023

• Bulls will be displayed at White Hawk Ranch

• Sale Price will be on a price sheet and on the animal’s ear tag

• Your selection or selections can be turned in starting when the price list is publicly posted through 11:00 AM opening Sale day. All pre-sale day selection needs to be turned into Gary Hedrick or James Atkins by phone or email. All sale day selections will be turned into Debbie Hicks ONLY.

• Any Bull that is selected by one party is theirs to make settlement and take home or setup delivery.

• If any bull has more than one party select them by the selection closing time of 11:00 AM Sale day then there will be a tie breaker on that bull or bulls.

• The tie breaker is a Bid off that will start just a few minutes after the close of bids at 11:00 AM. The bid off will ONLY be between the parties that selected the same bull. The party that turned in his selection first starts the bid off at the posted price. Then the second person to select the same bull would have an option to bid until we only have one buyer, and that person gets the bull selected.

Bid Off Example:

• Highest bidder gets the bull.

• Example: XXX Bull price is $4000 and two parties select XXX Bull. The first party that turns in the selection bid will be $4000 the second person that selected XXX Bull has the option to bid higher. Then we would go back to the first party who would have the option to bid higher back and forth until we just have one party, and that party gets XXX Bull.

• Buyer may select an alternate bull or bulls in addition to your first choice’s in case you do not get your first choice. Buyer can make as many alternate bull selections as needed but only has to take the number of bulls needed by the buyer.

• If alternate bull is also selected by another party there will be a bid off or take an alternate bull.

• Selection of bulls will be closed at 11:00 AM Sharp sale day.

• Once bid off is finished you may select from any of the remaining bulls. Pay for them and take them home or setup delivery.

• Bulls not selected on 2/17/2023 will be available for purchase private treaty at White Hawk Ranch immediately after the sale. We will be serving lunch right after the bid off is complete.

except for mortality. Mortality insurance is available through Jensen Livestock Insurance at the clerk’s desk.

• Limited warranty: if a bull needs to be replaced, a bull will be substituted or a credit purchase price less salvage value of the bull will be applied toward a future purchase in our sales.

• Bulls must be managed in a sound management program, vaccinated, wormed as needed and also run in a good pasture for a breeding season of a 60 to 120 days with appropriate number of females for age of bull. Rest and Recovery between seasons and must maintain a body condition score of 5 to meet our guarantee.

8. LIABILITY: All persons who attend the sale do so at their own risk and the owners and sale manager assume no liability, legal or otherwise, for any accidents that may occur.

9. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Announcements made sale day by owners or staff and supplement sheets sale day will take precedence over sale catalog.

10. INSURANCE: Insurance will be available through Jenson Livestock Insurance by contacting the sale cashier when settlement is made.

SALE LOCATION: 4765 Hwy. 27, Buchanan, GA 30113

MOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS

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BANDS 2021/2022 BORN CALVES

WHITE HAWK RANCH 2023 SPRING BULL SALE

Bulls: EPD Avg . and Top Percent of Breed

63 5.0 71 1.40 1.40 79 -0.002 0.60 0.25 399 482 136

Top 20% 6.3 1.4 62 100 0 1.3 18.5 32 62 4.5 74 1.30 1.40 77 -0.002 0.57 0.22 389 469 131

Top 25% 5.6 1.7 61 98 0 1.2 18.0 31 60 4.0 77 1.30 1.40 75 -0.002 0.54 0.19 379 458 127

Top 30% 4.9 1.9 60 96 0.1 1.2 17.5 30 59 3.5 80 1.30 1.30 74 0.008 0.51 0.17 372 448 124 Top 35% 4.3 2.2 59 94 0.1 1.1 17.1 29 58 3.1 82 1.30 1.30 72 0.008 0.49 0.15 364 439 121

Top 40% 3.7 2.4 58 92 0.1 1.1 16.7 28 57 2.8 85 1.30 1.30 71 0.008 0.46 0.13 357 431 118

Top 45% 3.2 2.6 57 91 0.2 1.1 16.3 27 56 2.4 87 1.30 1.30 70 0.008 0.44 0.11 351 423 116

Top 50% 2.7 2.8 56 89 0.2 1.0 15.9 27 55 2.0 89 1.20 1.30 69 0.018 0.42 0.10 345 416 114

Maternal Advantage Program

This new female-focused program is designed to take advantage of hybrid vigor by capitalizing on Hereford genetics.

Qualifications:

• Producers must verify that eligible females are sired by registered Hereford bulls.

• Participating bull batteries must rank in the top 50% of the breed for Baldy Maternal Index (BMI$) if used on Britishbased cows or the top 50% of the breed for Brahman Influence Index (BII$) if used on Brahman-based cows.

• Both of these maternally-focused indexes are geared to identify Hereford bulls that will be profitable when used in a rotational cross with mature commercial Angus or Brahman cows.

Premium Red Baldy Program

Premium Red Baldy is a tagging program designed to take advantage of hybrid vigor by maximizing the best traits of both Red Angus and Hereford and providing commercial producers with premium replacement females.

Qualifications:

• Heifer-only program – No steers will be tagged in this non-PVP tagging program.

• Females must be sired by bulls in the top 50% of the breed for Baldy Maternal Index (BMI$) or Profitability and Sustainability Index (ProS).

• Targeted breed percentages on qualified females will range from 25%-75% Red Angus and Hereford, with a small allowance for other breeds.

• Females must be red-bodied with either a bald or brockle face.

• No black-hided cattle will be admitted, regardless of genetic makeup.

Certified Hereford Beef

Certified Hereford Beef© is the branded beef program of the American Hereford Association, delivering high-quality beef to consumers since 1995.

Live Animal Specifications:

• Must have a predominately (51%) White face

• Hereford &Hereford-English crossbred cattle (Herefords, Black Baldies, Red Baldies)

• Beef type breeding only

• No dairy breeding

• No excessive hump-Bos indicus influence • No bulls, cows or heiferettes • Cattle may be either horned or polled

The American Hereford Association (AHA) currently produces expected progeny differences (EPDs) for 17 traits and calculates three profit ($) indexes. AHA’s genetic evaluation makes use of a Marker Effects Model that allows the calculation of EPDs by incorporating the pedigree, phenotypic and genomic profile of an animal. Animals that have a genomic profile will be denoted with a GE-EPD logo.

The current suite of Hereford EPDs and $ indexes includes:

Calving Ease — Direct (CE)

CE EPD is based on calving ease scores and birth weights and is measured on a percentage. CE EPD indicates the influenceof the sire on calving ease in females calving at 2 years of age. For example, if sire A has a CE EPD of 6 and sire B has a CE EPD of -2, then you would expect on average if comparably mated, sire A’s calves would be born with an 8% more likely chance of being unassisted when compared to sire B’s calves.

Birth Weight (BW)

BW EPD is an indicator trait for calving ease and is measured in pounds. For example, if sire A has a BW EPD of 3.6 and sire B has a BW EPD of 0.6, then you would expect on average if comparably mated, sire A’s calves would come 3 lb. heavier at birth when compared to sire B’s calves. Larger BW EPDs usually, but not always, indicate more calving difficulty. The figure in parentheses found after each EPD is an accuracy value or reliability of the EPD.

Weaning Weight (WW)

WW EPD is an estimate of pre-weaning growth that is measured in pounds. For example, if sire A has a WW EPD of 60 and sire B has a WW EPD of 40, then you would expect on average if comparably mated, sire A’s calves would weigh 20 lb. heavier at weaning when compared to sire B’s calves.

Yearling Weight (YW)

YW EPD is an estimate of post-weaning growth that is measured in pounds. For example, if sire A has a YW EPD of 100 and sire B has a YW EPD of 70, then you would expect on average if comparably mated, sire A’s calves would weigh 30 lb. heavier at a year of age when compared to sire B’s calves.

Dry Matter Intake (DMI)

The Dry Matter Intake EPD predicts the daily consumption of pounds of feed. For example, if sire A has a DMI EPD of 1.1 and sire B has a DMI EPD of 0.1, you would expect sire B’s progeny, if comparably mated, to consume on average 1 pound of feed less per day.

Scrotal Circumference (SC)

Measured in centimeters and adjusted to 365 days of age, SC EPD is the best estimate of fertility. It is related to the bull’s own semen quantity and quality, and is also associated with age at puberty of sons and daughters. Larger SC EPDs suggest younger age at puberty. Yearling sons of a sire with a .7 SC EPD should have yearling scrotal circumference measurements that average 0.7 centimeters (cm) larger than progeny by a bull with an EPD of 0.0 cm.

Sustained Cow Fertility

The AHA’s new Sustained Cow Fertility EPD (SCF) is a prediction of a cow’s ability to continue to calve from three years of age through twelve years of age, given she calved as a two-year-old. The EPD is expressed as a deviation in the proportion of the ten-possible calving’s to twelve years old expressed as a probability. For example, the daughters of a bull with a 30 EPD would have the genetic potential to have one more calf by age twelve then the daughters from a bull with a 20 EPD. In other words, the daughters from the 30 EPD bull would have a 10% greater probability of having one more calf than the bull with a 20 EPD. This is equivalent to saying that the daughters are 10% more likely to remain in the herd to age 12.

Maternal Milk (MM)

The milking ability of a sire’s daughters is expressed in pounds of calf weaned. It predicts the difference in average weaning weights of sires’ daughters’ progeny due to milking ability. Daughters of the sire with a +14 MM EPD should produce progeny with 205-day weights averaging 24 lb. more (as a result of greater milk production) than daughters of a bull with a MM EPD of -10 lb. (14 minus -10.0 = 24 lb.). This difference in weaning weight is due to total milk production during the entire lactation.

Maternal Milk & Growth (M&G)

Maternal Milk & Growth reflects what the sire is expected to transmit to his daughters for a combination of growth genetics through weaning and genetics for milking ability. It is an estimate of daughters’ progeny weaning weight. A bull with a 29 lb. M&G EPD should sire daughters with progeny weaning weights averaging 19 lb. heavier than progeny of a bull’s daughters with a M&G EPD of 10 lb. (29 minus 10 = 19 lb.). It is equal to one-half the sire’s weaning weight EPD, plus all of his MM EPD. No accuracy is associated with this since it is simply a mathematical combination of two other EPDs. It is sometimes referred to as “total maternal” or “combined maternal.”

Maternal Calving Ease (MCE)

MCE EPD predicts how easily a sires daughters will calve at 2 years of age and is measured on a percentage. For example, if sire A has a MCE EPD of 7 and sire B has a CE EPD of -3, then you would expect on average if comparably mated, sire A’s daughters would calve with a 10% more likely chance of being unassisted when compared to sire B’s daughters.

Mature Cow Weight (MCW)

The MCW EPD was designed to help breeders select sires that will either increase or decrease mature size of cows in the herd. The trait was developed after years of cow weight data collection and the EPD relates directly to the maintenance requirements of a cow herd. For example, if sire A has a MCW EPD of 100 and sire B has an EPD of 85, then you would expect the females of sire A, if mated to similar cows, to be 15 lb. heavier at mature size.

Udder Suspension (UDDR)

UDDR EPDs are reported on a 9 (very tight) to 1 (very pendulous) scoring scale. Differences

in sire EPDs predict the difference expected in the sires’ daughters’ udder characteristics when managed in the same environment.

For example, if sire A has a UDDR EPD of 0.4, and sire B has a UDDR EPD of -0.1, the difference in the values is 0.5, or one-half of a score. If daughters of sires A and B are raised and managed in the same environment, you would expect half a score better udder suspension in daughters of sire A, compared to sire B.

Teat size (TEAT)

TEAT EPDs are reported on a 9 (very small) to 1 (very large, balloon shaped) scoring scale. Differences in sire EPDs predict the difference expected in the sires’ daughters’ udder characteristics when managed in the same environment.

For example, if sire A has a teat size EPD of 0.4, and sire B has a teat size EPD of -0.1, the difference in the values is 0.5, or one-half of a score. If daughters of sires A and B are raised and managed in the same environment, you would expect half a score smaller teat size in daughters of sire A, compared to sire B.

Carcass Weight (CW)

Carcass weight is a beneficial trait when considering the impact that pounds have relative to end product value. At the same age constant endpoint, sires with higher values for carcass weight will add more pounds of hot carcass weight compared to sires with lower values for carcass weight. For example, if sire A has a CW EPD of 84 and sire B hasa CW EPD 64, then you would expect the progeny of sire A, if harvested at the same age constant endpoint, to have a 20-lb. advantage in terms of hot carcass weight.

Rib Fat (FAT)

The FAT EPD reflects differences in adjusted 365-day, 12th-rib fat thickness based on carcass measurements of harvested cattle. Sires with low, or negative FAT EPDs are expected to produce leaner progeny than sires with higher EPDs. Ultrasound measures are also incorporated into this trait and have been shown to be highly correlated with the performance of slaughter progeny. All data is expressed on a carcass scale.

Ribeye Area (REA)

REA EPDs reflect differences in an adjusted 365-day ribeye area measurement based on carcass measurements of harvested cattle. Sires with relatively higher REA EPDs are expected to produce better- muscled and higher percentage yielding slaughter progeny than will sires with lower REA EPDs. Ultrasound measurements are also incorporated into this trait and have been shown to be highly correlated with the performance of slaughter progeny. All data is expressed on a carcass scale.

Marbling (MARB)

MARB EPDs reflect differences in an adjusted 365-day marbling score (intramuscular fat, [IMF]) based on carcass measurements of harvested cattle. Breeding cattle with higher MARB EPDs should produce slaughter progeny with a higher degree of IMF and therefore higher quality grades. Ultrasound measurements are also incorporated into this trait and have been shown to be highly

correlated with the performance of slaughter progeny. All data is expressed on a carcass scale.

Baldie Maternal Index (BMI$)

The Baldy Maternal Index is a maternally focused index that is based on a production system that uses Hereford x Angus cross cows. Progeny of these cows are directed towards Certified Hereford Beef. This index has significant weight on Sustained Cow Fertility, which predicts fertility and longevity of females. There is a slightly positive weight on Weaning Weight, Mature Cow Weight and Milk which accounts for enough growth but ensures females do not increase inputs. There is some negative emphasis on Dry Matter Intake, but a positive weighting on Carcass Weight which is anticipated to provide profitability from finishing of non-replacement females and castrated males. Marbling and Rib-eye Area are also positively weighted to keep the harvested progeny successful for CHB. This index is geared to identify Hereford bulls that will be profitable when used in a rotational cross with mature commercial Angus cows.

Brahman Influence Index (BII$)

The Brahman Influence Index is a maternally focused index that is based on a production system that uses Brahman x Hereford cross cows. Progeny of these cows are directed towards a commodity beef market since Certified Hereford Beef does not accept Brahman influenced cattle. This index has significant weight on Sustained Cow Fertility, which predicts fertility and longevity of females. There is a slightly positive weight on Weaning Weight, Mature Cow Weight and Milk which accounts for enough growth but ensures females do not increase inputs. There is some negative emphasis on Dry Matter Intake, but a positive weighting on Carcass Weight which is anticipated to provide profitability in finishing non-replacement females and castrated males. Marbling and Rib-eye Area are also positively weighted to keep harvested progeny successful for a variety of commodity based programs. This index targets producers that use Hereford bulls on Brahman influenced cows.

Certified Hereford Beef Index (CHB$)

The Certified Hereford Beef Index is a terminal sire index that is built on a production system where Hereford bulls are mated to mature commercial Angus cows and all progeny will be targeted for Certified Hereford Beef after the finishing phase. This index has significant weight on Carcass Weight to ensure profit on the rail. As well there is a positive weighting for Average Daily Gain along with a negative weighting on Dry Matter Intake to ensure efficient pounds of growth in the finishing phase. Keep in mind, this production system takes advantage of complimentary breeding with the commercial Angus cow. Although Marbling is weighted positively in this index, a positive weighting for Rib-eye Area and a negative weighting for Back Fat are a greater priority in this index to allow for optimum end-product merit. This is the only index that has no emphasis on fertility. Remember that no replacement heifers are being retained.